summer

Spring is here!  Okay maybe not really, but we’ve been getting some unseasonably nice weather in Washington, while so many of my friends in other states are getting the crazy weather we usually have.  So I thought I’d share a drink that’s sure to make…

Do you remember in my post on Friday I promised you my secret to using up acorn squash seeds?  Here’s the secret…roast them and then toss with Tiki Spice!  I first discovered Tiki Spice when I was searching for some Hawaiian salts online.  My supply…

I had hoped to be posting my homemade Chinese plum sauce recipe today.  But alas, I’ve been sick all week and haven’t gone to work, where I can pick as many plums as I want.  But my plum sauce post is mostly ready to go,…

We have been getting the cutest little eggplants from our CSA lately, and fortunately, there are a lot of great ways to cook eggplant.  I made this recipe up a few weeks ago when we had some thawed ground beef from a local farm to…

Our CSA is sadly drawing to a close.  We’re taking it week by week seeing what’s still available, rather than having a specific end date.  Our Monday pick up was amazing, and I’ll be sharing it with you soon, but as I looked back over…

Eric and I got a mini vacation Sunday afternoon through Monday evening at a cottage his parents are renting for the week at the beach.  Eric’s parents were driving all the way to Oregon before going to the cottage so his dad could buy a…

This is another scheduled post, as Eric and I are at the beach with his parents until tonight.  But I’ve been so excited to share these with you that I’m writing the post a week in advance.  We’ve been getting so many tomatoes with our…

Would you ever have thought of putting blueberries in coleslaw?  I’m not sure I would have, just like I wouldn’t have thought of a blueberry corn salad until I saw it at Foodportunity and now HAVE to make it.  Even before I went to Canterberry Farms,…